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. >> i'm brandi hitt in boston where the room fell silent the minute it was announced mitt romney lost the key battleground state of ohio and then the election. romney supporters were convince heed would win some of the key battleground states. he just fell short in states like pennsylvania, ohio and also virginia. here is what mitt romney told his supporters after he called president obama to congratulate him. >> this is a to-- time of great challenges for america and pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. i so wish -- i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. you guys were the best! thank you so much! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! thanks, guys. >> reporter: mitt romney thanked his donors, volunteers and supporters and says beside choosing his wife ann, picking paul ryan as a runningmate was the best decision he has ever made. ron, paula. >> a gracious
. >> i'm brandi hitt in boston where the room fell silent the minute it was announced mitt romney lost the key battleground state of ohio and then the election. romney supporters were convince heed would win some of the key battleground states. he just fell short in states like pennsylvania, ohio and also virginia. here is what mitt romney told his supporters after he called president obama to congratulate him. >> this is a to-- time of great challenges for america and pray the...
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brandi hitt. >> she is a lovely lady. i am more than happy to hand over the seat to her for a while. be nice to her. >> we're going to break her in. coming in from l.a., so it should be cool. i will be nice. good behavior. i will be good. >> can i get that in writing. right here. sign on the dotted line. >> i need a new contract. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now" -- if you are not on the road right now, right this very minute, you might be in for a very long day. >> that's right. today is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year. it's wednesday, november 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good hump day, pre-thanksgiving day, wednesday. all those things. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i love it when you say "merning." >> "merning." >> i'm paula faris. millions of people are getting ready to hit the road. the latest on what you can expect if you are one of them. >>> but first a look at some of the other sto
brandi hitt. >> she is a lovely lady. i am more than happy to hand over the seat to her for a while. be nice to her. >> we're going to break her in. coming in from l.a., so it should be cool. i will be nice. good behavior. i will be good. >> can i get that in writing. right here. sign on the dotted line. >> i need a new contract. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news...
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. >>> good morning, happy thanksgiving, i'm brandi hitt. paula has the night off. >> welcome, brandi. first time doing the overnights with us. you got the toughest assignment of all, the overnight. >> i'm happy to be here, hey, i told you, we have food, the thanksgiving feast. >> it's how we like to treat the guests here. absolutely. >> face-to-face. welcome aboard. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> good morning again, i'm rob nelson. we'll get more to that cease-fire in just a second. first other stories we'll follow. it wassing a but smooth sailing on the roads, trains and planes across the country as tens of millions of people scrambled to get to their thanksgiving defendant nations. >> hopefully, you got there safe. >>> also, this morning, if you're waiting for all those black friday deals, you may be waiting too long. it's being called gray thursday, if you don't know. the chaos is going to commence just moments after you're done eating the thanksgiving dessert. >> earlier and earlier. next thing you know, it's it be purple
. >>> good morning, happy thanksgiving, i'm brandi hitt. paula has the night off. >> welcome, brandi. first time doing the overnights with us. you got the toughest assignment of all, the overnight. >> i'm happy to be here, hey, i told you, we have food, the thanksgiving feast. >> it's how we like to treat the guests here. absolutely. >> face-to-face. welcome aboard. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> good morning again, i'm rob nelson....
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abc's brandi hitt from boston with more on the campaign. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the race for the white house has really come down to the wire, and mitt romney's campaign believes he has the momentum and enthusiasm that will lead to a win tonight. mitt romney wrapped up his final full day on the trail, racing through the battleground states he needs for victory. >> do you want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change? >> reporter: the republican challenger held rallies in florida, virginia, and the biggest state of all, ohio. >> i need your work. i need your help. i need your votes. >> ohio, florida, and virginia. he basically -- mitt romney has to basically go three for three in those states in order to win the race. >> reporter: ohio is so important, both candidates held rallies in columbus, two hours apart. >> we have come too far to turn back now. we have come too far. >> reporter: but while campaigning in virginia, the romneys made it clear they feel the white house is within re
abc's brandi hitt from boston with more on the campaign. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the race for the white house has really come down to the wire, and mitt romney's campaign believes he has the momentum and enthusiasm that will lead to a win tonight. mitt romney wrapped up his final full day on the trail, racing through the battleground states he needs for victory. >> do you want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change?...
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. >> i'm brandi hitt in for paula faris. hopefully you are not getting bruised up as you are doing the shopping. we will get to the mob scene in just a moment. >>> also this half hour, hurricane sand survivors are finding reason to give thanks as volunteers. so many of them are pitching in to help make holiday memories. >> a fantastic story. really is. see people help out knowing so many communities, a lot, are in dire need. fantastic. >>> also coming up, thanksgiving turns nasty at halle berry's house. her fiance and her ex get into a nasty brawl. police had to make an arrest in the case. not a peaceful thanksgiving at the halle berry household. >> not a happy thanksgiving to their 4-year-old daughter nahla in the middle of it. >>> a milestone moment in the circle kl of life. the stage version of "the lion king" has something new to celebrate. i hear it is a fantastic show to see. >>> first, the money-saving mayhem drawing millions of shoppers to the stores on this black friday. >> bargain hunters getting an earlier start t
. >> i'm brandi hitt in for paula faris. hopefully you are not getting bruised up as you are doing the shopping. we will get to the mob scene in just a moment. >>> also this half hour, hurricane sand survivors are finding reason to give thanks as volunteers. so many of them are pitching in to help make holiday memories. >> a fantastic story. really is. see people help out knowing so many communities, a lot, are in dire need. fantastic. >>> also coming up,...
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joining us now with the highlights live from los angeles, is the dashing, stunning brandi hitt. you look beautiful this morning, brandi. >> reporter: oh, why thank you. good morning, rob and paula. you see they're taking down the red carpet behind me right now here in the late night hours on the west coast. talk about a wonderful night. we saw several entertaining and justin powerful performances. and justin bieber. he was the biggest star. he took home several awards, including artist of the year. ♪ >> reporter: from the red carpet to the red-hot performances. ♪ tonight i want to show you off ♪ >> reporter: music's brightest stars shined at the 40th annual american music awards in los angeles. >> justin bieber! >> reporter: and justin bieber won the first award of the night for pop music award artist. >> i feel like i'm going to be here for a very long time. >> reporter: justin bieber won the first award of the night for pop rock male artist. >> country female artist, taylor swift. >> thank you for voting for this award. i love you guys. >> reporter: and bryant took home
joining us now with the highlights live from los angeles, is the dashing, stunning brandi hitt. you look beautiful this morning, brandi. >> reporter: oh, why thank you. good morning, rob and paula. you see they're taking down the red carpet behind me right now here in the late night hours on the west coast. talk about a wonderful night. we saw several entertaining and justin powerful performances. and justin bieber. he was the biggest star. he took home several awards, including artist of...
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abc's brandi hitt is in l.a. with the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. even after his apology, the controversy surrounding actor angus jones is not going away and now other actors are weighing in. >> i am on "two and a half men" i don't want to be on it. please stop watching it. >> reporter: actor angus t. jones is apologizing for his controversial comments about "two and a half men" the television show he starred in for nearly a decade. >> please stop filling your head with filth. >> reporter: jones joined the seventh day adventist church. hours after his religious rant went viral, he released the statement. "i apologize if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues. i never intended that." next to jones in the video is pastor christopher hudson the a man described as the actor's spiritual mentor and host of the online ministry forerunner chronicles. >> the spirit would never tell him to stay on the show. the show is not teaching all truth. it's teaching l
abc's brandi hitt is in l.a. with the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. even after his apology, the controversy surrounding actor angus jones is not going away and now other actors are weighing in. >> i am on "two and a half men" i don't want to be on it. please stop watching it. >> reporter: actor angus t. jones is apologizing for his controversial comments about "two and a half men" the television show he starred in...
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>> as brandi hitt tells us, a new pushback against purchasing. good morning, brandi. >> good morning, rob and paula. many are out for the discounts. others say this is tradition. either way it is going to be a very long thanksgiving week for many black friday shoppers who started lining up last weekend. the wait is on for black friday bargains. >> i wanted to get here early. >> reporter: lines are already forming outside stores all across the country, building up to the door-buster deals shoppers can't live without. >> well, i do it every year. every year i regret it. when the day comes, i enjoy it. >> reporter: not everyone is enjoying the new push by some stores to open thursday evening. walmart employees scheduled to work at 8:00 p.m. thanksgiving day are threatening to walk out at 1,000 locations. >> we just are demanding respect. >> reporter: it is also not hard to forget the dark side of black friday. >> hey! >> reporter: over the last several years people have been trampled getting into stores, there have been fights and shootings over mer
>> as brandi hitt tells us, a new pushback against purchasing. good morning, brandi. >> good morning, rob and paula. many are out for the discounts. others say this is tradition. either way it is going to be a very long thanksgiving week for many black friday shoppers who started lining up last weekend. the wait is on for black friday bargains. >> i wanted to get here early. >> reporter: lines are already forming outside stores all across the country, building up to the...
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abc's brandi hitt joining us this morning near wall street. hi, brandi. >> hi there, rob. hi, sunny. yes, the power starting to slowly come back on in lower manhattan. which is a good sign but as the cleanup efforts now continue, new dangers are appearing in the aftermath of sandy including the threat of fire. sandy left behind a sea of destruction in new jersey. and the danger in mantoloking isn't over. a high pressure gas main broke and gas is pouring out of the floodwaters. after lose everything, families now fear the natural gas liking from the piles of rubble that is already sparked several fires. president obama accompanied new jersey governor chris christie for an up close look at the damage, an entire neighborhood washed away. >> you going to be okay? everybody is safe. what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as lowly as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit until this is done. >> reporter: the iconic boardwalk is in ruins and thousands of people are still trapped in hoboken. >> it's scary. you've don't know
abc's brandi hitt joining us this morning near wall street. hi, brandi. >> hi there, rob. hi, sunny. yes, the power starting to slowly come back on in lower manhattan. which is a good sign but as the cleanup efforts now continue, new dangers are appearing in the aftermath of sandy including the threat of fire. sandy left behind a sea of destruction in new jersey. and the danger in mantoloking isn't over. a high pressure gas main broke and gas is pouring out of the floodwaters. after lose...
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abc's brandi hitt is following the story and has the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob, sunny. we'll soon learn who is holding one of the two lucky powerball jackpot tickets. later this morning the winner from missouri will be revealed. we don't know yet who the instant multi-millionaires are, but two winning tickets were sold in weekend's record $587 million powerball lottery jackpot. one was purchased in arizona. another in missouri. and powerball officials say they haven't come forward to claim their prize yet. the winning ticket in arizona was a $10 quick pick. >> if you are the winner, we ask you to take the following steps. sign your ticket. it's so important to get that ticket signed. of course, keep the ticket safe. >> reporter: the second winning ticket was sold at this truck stop in dearborn, missouri, 35 miles north of kansas city. >> awesome one of us could touch that ticket, you know? that's what makes it so awesome. >> reporter: norman lingle, chairman of powerball's board of directors, says the winners
abc's brandi hitt is following the story and has the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob, sunny. we'll soon learn who is holding one of the two lucky powerball jackpot tickets. later this morning the winner from missouri will be revealed. we don't know yet who the instant multi-millionaires are, but two winning tickets were sold in weekend's record $587 million powerball lottery jackpot. one was purchased in arizona. another in missouri. and powerball officials...
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brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> okay. so what does this mean? they now have a right to a hearing and must prove to the agency that their facilities are clean enough to reopen. but until they can prove that, they will be shut down. and they voluntarily shut down their facilities in september when this happened. >> you sometimes hear about the fda getting involved after something that got a lot of people sick. but it's good to see some proactive stances here as opposed to reactive stance from the fda. >> sunland, 11 product lots of nut butter showed the presence of salmonella between june 2009 and september 2012. so this is not their first blemish on their record. >> not at all. bad nut butter gets you every time. >>> and now to a major warning about a staple on the breakfast table. grapefruit as well as grapefruit juice. canadian researchers say taking prescription medication with grapefruit juice can cause harmful or fatal interactions. those interactions involve 85 oral medications, including pills that treat heart problems, pain, and psychiatr
brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> okay. so what does this mean? they now have a right to a hearing and must prove to the agency that their facilities are clean enough to reopen. but until they can prove that, they will be shut down. and they voluntarily shut down their facilities in september when this happened. >> you sometimes hear about the fda getting involved after something that got a lot of people sick. but it's good to see some proactive stances here as opposed to...
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abc brandi hitt is joining us from new york. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. tension is growing days after hurricane sandy swept through. many people say they still haven't received any food or aid. and people trying to work here in new york city, they've been stuck in gridlock. the death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly as possible. schools open, stores open. >> reporter: in new jersey, emergency crews and the national guard are still going door to door searching for survivors where families have been stranded by floodwaters for days. natural gas fires continue to burn in man locating where homes were flattened and with millions still in the dark, 64,000 utility workers in a dozen states are working around the clock to turn the power on. >> one pole at a time. how you got to go. you got to pick through it. >> yay! >> got our lights back. thank you, lord. >> reporter: commuters have been ordered to have at least three p
abc brandi hitt is joining us from new york. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. tension is growing days after hurricane sandy swept through. many people say they still haven't received any food or aid. and people trying to work here in new york city, they've been stuck in gridlock. the death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly...
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. >> season finale of "dancing with the stars," all-stars edition, aired last night, and brandi hitt has exciting details. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. what a finale. the best of the best hit the dance floor with everything they had. in the end, a fan favorite, melissa rycroft, took home her first mirror ball trophy. >> melissa and tony! >> reporter: from underdog to "dancing with the star "dancing with the stars"al-star champion, melissa rycroft won the coveted mirror ball trophy. after ten weeks of dancing, the 13 all-star contestants were narrowed down to three leading to final challenge. the instant dance. tv personality, melissa rycroft, who topped the judge's leader board drew the samba with minutes to rehearse. actress kelly monaco was given the jive. and olympic gymnast shawn johnson drew the cha-cha. there was also an all-star reunion with former contestants kicking up their heels one last time as the final scores were tallied. kelly was the first to be eliminated. then came the big announcement. >> melissa rycroft and tony dovolani! >> mel
. >> season finale of "dancing with the stars," all-stars edition, aired last night, and brandi hitt has exciting details. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. what a finale. the best of the best hit the dance floor with everything they had. in the end, a fan favorite, melissa rycroft, took home her first mirror ball trophy. >> melissa and tony! >> reporter: from underdog to "dancing with the star "dancing with the...